Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| go on holiday / My parents / almost never |
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| I / to the dentist / go / once a year / usually |
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| to the gym / three times a week / I / go |
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| always / Kevin / ? / Does / win |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| come / very often / to help me / My parents |
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| often / is / late / John |
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| Do / go / you / ? / to the gym / every day |
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| several times a year / My car / breaks down |
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| never / listen / can / They |
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| I travel a lot. I / need / every other day. / some petrol |
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| never / can / find / your car keys / You |
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| to the hairdresser's / go / once a month / usually / I |
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| have / soup / every other day / We |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| usually / need / They / some help with the homework |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| in blue / She / very often / dresses |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| you / often / feel tired? / Do |
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| She / is / always / asking me questions |
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| at home? / Do / usually / have lunch / you |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| Yesterday, / me / phoned / she / twice |
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| for dinner / Mike / often / pizza / eats |
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| never / what to say / know / I |
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| eat / hardly ever / oranges / I |
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| How / do / to the disco? / you / go / often |
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| I / five times / it / saw |
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| I / have to go / day in, day out / shopping |
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| if you need it / rarely / Tom / help you / will |
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| am / usually / in the mornings. / Something is the matter with me. I / very tired |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| rarely / She / listens / when you talk to her |
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| Can / in green? / always / I / dress |
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| get up / at 8 a.m. / I / always |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week
